José Omar Pastoriza

José Pastoriza

Pastoriza in 1972, when he retired from football.
Personal information
Full name	José Omar Pastoriza
Date of birth	23 May 1942
Place of birth	Rosario, Argentina
Date of death	August 2, 2004(2004-08-02) (aged 62)
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
	Rosario Central
–	Colón de Santa Fe
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1964–1965	Racing Club	53	(2)
1966–1972	Independiente	184	(32)
1972–1975	AS Monaco	106	(36)
National team
1966–1972	Argentina	18	(?)
Teams managed
1976–1979	Independiente
1980	Talleres de Córdoba
1981–1982	Racing Club
1982–1983	Millonarios
1983–1984	Independiente
1985–1985	Gremio
1985	Fluminense
1985–1987	Independiente
1988–1989	Boca Juniors
1990–1991	Independiente
1992	Atlético Madrid
1993	Talleres de Córdoba
1994	Bolívar
1995	Argentinos Juniors
1995–1996	El Salvador
1998	Talleres de Córdoba
1998–2000	Venezuela
2003	Talleres de Córdoba
2003–2004	Independiente
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

José Omar Pastoriza (born on 23 May 1942 in Rosario - died on 2 August 2004 in Buenos Aires) was a football midfielder for Independiente, AS Monaco, and the Argentina national football team, as well as manager for many teams including the Venezuelan national team.

Playing career

El Pato ("The Duck") Pastoriza started his career in Rosario Central, but gained renown with Colón de Santa Fe. He moved to Racing Club, but was transferred to rival Independiente after 53 matches due to a poor team performance and the precarious economical situation. He stayed 6 years with Independiente, winning 3 first division tournaments and a Copa Libertadores. In 1971 he was awarded the Olimpia de Oro, which is given to the Argentine footballer of the year.

After the 1972 season he transferred to French AS Monaco, where he retired as a player.

Titles as a player

Season	Club	Title
Nacional 1967	Independiente	Primera División Argentina
Metropolitano 1970	Independiente	Primera División Argentina
Metropolitano 1971	Independiente	Primera División Argentina
1972	Independiente	Copa Libertadores

Coaching career

Having good relations with players, El Pato Patoriza coached the a number of clubs in Argentina, Colombia, Brazil, Bolivia and Spain, as well as the national teams of El Salvador and Venezuela. Pastoriza began his managerial career in 1976 with Independiente, a club he would return to many times over the next three decades. He also worked as the manager of Talleres de Córdoba on many occasions. He had a single stint as manager of several Argentine clubs such as Racing Club, Boca Juniors and Argentinos Juniors.

Jairo Castillo wearing the limited edition "tribute" kit in 2004

Pastoriza's first foreign appointment was in 1982, at the Colombian Club Deportivo Los Millonarios. He was manager of Brazilian teams Gremio (1984–85) and Fluminense (1985) before returning to Argentina.

In 1992 he worked as manager of the Spanish Atlético Madrid, and in 1994 he worked with Bolivian Club Bolívar. Pastoriza served as the coach of the El Salvador national football team between 1995 and 1996 and as the coach of Venezuela between 1998 and 2000.

In 2004 he died during his 5th stint as manager of Independiente. He had a heart attack at his apartment, and the emergency doctors could not save him. Pastoriza had a history of hearth malfunctons, but kept smoking anyway. The funeral was performed at the Independiente headquarters.

Jairo Castillo, player of Independiente, was repeatedly booked by the referee in later games for removing his shirt to reveal tributes to Pastoriza. As a result, it was decided to add Pastoriza's nickname "Pato" to the official Independiente kit in 2004.

External links

• Career details at National Football Teams
• (Spanish) Goodbye, dear Pato at CONMEBOL
• (Spanish) Short Biography

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Valdir Espinosa	Copa Libertadores winning managers 1984	Succeeded by José Yudica